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April 01, 2010

Freezer Paper Stenciling - an in depth tutorial

You asked for it and you got it. I've had a lot of e-mails asking detailed questions about freezer stenciling. If you've thought about doing it, but weren't sure how to do certain parts of it, here is a very detailed video taking you through each step. If you are already a pro, then you've got the day off.

I posted a link to buy freezer paper (to the left of the video) if you can't find it locally.

Here's what we're making. It's for the baby my oldest sister is having next week and I made it to match these adorable leg warmers I found.

Here we go. After watching the video of myself I'm starting to think that I might not be a very exciting person. It's not exactly like watching "Mission Impossible" or "Indiana Jones," but then again this is freezer stenciling we're talking about. Maybe you should grab some chocolate to eat while you watch this. Okay?

Thanks for coming over to play. E-mail if you have questions. Also, would you like a more in depth tutorial on the bleach pen stuff? Let me know.

97 comments:

You crack me up! I love your tutuorial; I was totally thinking it would be a lot harder process (maybe it is a bit harder, but you make it look easy). I am craft-challeged but I am going to try this. I would love to see a tutorial on bleach pen stuff! You have a great blog; I really enjoy reading it!

I've never sealed it with an iron and mine still wash up just fine. I'll be doing it Cheri's way next time cause she knows her biz. That video was really helpful. It was also good to know that your craft room is every bit as trashed as mine.

I decided to make one on a navy shirt with red, white and lime green paint. My husband majored in art, and suggested I use a layer of white paint before adding the color. I know you mentioned you had to do a ton of layers when you used the orange on the navy... using the white paint first works great and saves you lots of time!

I'm a big fan of yours and just made a shirt using this tutorial. Sadly, I used the exacto knife to help the stencil come off and cut a small slit in the shirt:( Is there a glue that will hold up in the washing machine or do I have to sew it? Thanks!

Thanks for the great video. I bought the paint and freezer paper ages ago, after seeing your really cool shirts. But I haven't been brave enough to try it out yet (I've been doing Heat & Bond appliques instead). But now that I've seen this video, I understand it better and I don't have to print on the freezer paper (our printer always has issues).

Fantastic tutorial! Thanks for sharing- can't wait to try it out! Have you (or anyone you know) tried to cut out the freezer paper using a silhouette machine instead of the exacto knife? Does it work just as well?

Did you know you are my hero? I always wanted to learn freezer paper stenciling, but never had any idea how. I just made my baby's Halloween costume because of your tutorial. Thank you so much! Again, my hero!

Thank you so much for sharing. This was fabulous! I'll come back and share my first freezer stencil project once I've finish it (assuming it turns out okay).

Also apparently you and I have similar sounding voices b/c my husband glanced at the laptop while I was watching your video and asked me when I made it (he heard you talking and thought it was me). Ha! Love it.

Love your blog! And love this super easy tutorial! Thank you for posting it! I also wanted to let you know that I featured your tutorial on my blog.http://calibandg.blogspot.com/2011/03/i-my-state-tees.html

What a great project! I make my own designs and love doing t-shirts, but hate the feel of iron-ons. This is going to be awesome. This will be perfect for making gifts, especially as our church is expanding rapidly in the nursery department and I have about half a dozen baby showers to go to in the next couple months! Thanks for the tutorial, you did great!

That was so cool. I loved how natural the whole thing was. It was just like being at a friends house. It was so lovely to see the kids interacting too. Well done with all the one handedness and camera work.

Hi Cheri, I've been lurking on your blog for a while now. I love all of the stuff you make! I'm using a lot of your tutorials for making things for my little boy that is due in August. I just finished making a quilt (actually made it for a friends new baby, not for mine). I used your Freezer paper tutorial and I just want to share it with you! Thanks for the help!!

Hi Cheri! Thanks so much for the video - I'm so much of a visual learner that it helped tremendously and I'm now working on my first attempt at freezer paper stenciling! I was wondering where you buy your paint.I found some of the Tulip fabric paint at Hobby Lobby, but besides glitter and puffy, all I could find was slick! Also, the bottles look different from the pic you posted. Also, how long do you wait between coats? I tried to do a second coat and it seemed to be pulling up the first coat rather than adding more color, so I stopped. So I am now LITERALLY watching paint dry. :O/ lol

sofaqueen - How long to wait between coats of paint depends on which paint you're using. I try to wait until it's dry to the touch before adding another layer or it makes a big mess. I just head off to do something else and then come back to it.

You can also try JoAnn's or Michael's for the Tulip paint. Usually it's on a lower shelf under all the puffy paint that's hung up.

I have a question for ya... I've looked all around blogland and have had trouble finding what settings to use on the Silhouette for freezer paper. I have managed to make it work after MUCH trial and error but I'm wondering if there is any magic settings on speed and thickness? I'm a mommy of two little boys too so I love making freezer paper stenciled stuff for the. So.... using my silhouette (without so much trouble) would be awesome!

Two questions - how hot was your iron and have you found it's better to take the freezer paper off while the paint is still wet or let it dry completely? I've made a few things but am wondering if there's a better way to do it. Thanks!

Thanks so much for such a great tutorial. I had fun trying my hand at freezer paper for the first time to make t-shirts for my husband for Christmas (I know, I'm a little later to the party!). He loved them and I have found a new favorite way to craft!!! http://madeitonmonday.blogspot.com/2011/12/gifts-for-guy-t-shirts.html

LOVE it! I'm trying to convince my girlfriends to do the Avengers tees for our girls-watch-the-kids-so-the-guys-can-play night... hopefully the kids will watch a show or something. I am thinking of all the projects I can do with this technique. Freezer paper, here I COME! Thanks for the tute.

Wonderful Tutorial! We had a team of walkers walking in the Annual Mayor's Walk Against Domestic Violence here in Columbia, SC and decided to make matching t-shirts for the kids. After a miserably failed attempt at bleaching a t-shirt I went searching for a better way and came across your blog. I am happy to report that after the first 3 shirts for the kiddos and how crazy easy it was we went on to make 37 of them in total!!! Thank you again for a great tutorial!

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